Ryan McDonald, 16, Victim of Central High School Shooting in Knoxville, TN
Region: Tennessee
Ryan McDonald, 16, died after being shoot this morning at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. Police have made an arrest but not yet released the suspect's name. The shooting occurred this morning just after 8 a.m. in the cafeteria of Central High School. Sources say that the shooter and Ryan McDonald knew each other but do not have any details why McDonald was targeted. Knoxville police locked down the scho... more
Views: 4093Larry Shofe, 55, Dead of Apparent Suicide
Region: Tennessee
Larry Shofe, the Head Coach of the Pilot Aquatic Club in Knoxville Tennessee, was found dead in his garage of an apparent suicide on Monday afternoon. Larry Shofe had recently signed a four-year contract to be head swimming coach at the Pilot Aquatic Club in what he called "his dream job." However, when his wife could not get in contact with him on Monday, a friend went to the Shofe house and found him dead ... more
Views: 5509I Dreamed I Had a Bull's-Eye on My Back
Region: Tennessee7 29 08 I Dreamed I Had a Bull’s-Eye on My Back By Mary Lyon Dear Messers O’Reilly, Hannity, and Savage, Congratulations. You sure did it this time. You’re the New Century answer to J.D. Salinger, now that an admirer/acolyte of yours has gunned down two people and injured several others in a senseless assault at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. You must be so proud. "Sti... more
Views: 985Jim D. Adkisson Charged in Tennessee Church Shooting
Region: Tennessee
Jim D. Adkisson, 58, has been charged with first degree murder after a church shooting in Tennessee on Sunday left two dead and seven others injured. Jim D. Adkisson entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church where 200 people were attending a children's performance of "Annie." He is accused of taking a .12 gauge shotgun out of a guitar case and opening fire at the congregation. Witnesses say he got off... more
Views: 1594Brian Teigland, 53, Memphis Weatherman, Obituary
Region: Tennessee
Brian Teigland, weatherman for Memphis ABC affiliate WPTY 24 died from a sudden illness last night. He was 53. Brian Teigland fell ill last night and was rushed to Germantown Methodist Hospital where he died. Teigland has been a television meteorologist in Memphis and Detroit for over 20 years. WPTY's news director Jim Turpin had the following to say about his co-worker Brian Teigland: "To say that we will miss ... more
Views: 4697Daniel "Chino" Lopez Tried for Murder of Taurus Vester, Octavia Nelson
Region: Tennessee
The murder case of Juarez drug carter enforcer Daniel "Chino" Lopez will continue today in a Memphis court and might go to jury by the end of the day. Daniel "Chino" Lopez, 29, is charged in the murder of Taurus Vester, 32 and his girlfriend, Octavia Nelson, 30. The couple was killed in 2005 after Lopez and two other gunmen accused them of stealing three kilos (6.6 pounds) of cocaine. The court he... more
Views: 2739Dianne Odell Dies in Iron Lung After Blackout
Region: Tennessee
Dianne Odell died Wednesday trapped in an 'iron lung'-- the artificial breathing machine that she had lived in for almost 60 years. Dianne Odell was 61. She was diagnosed with polio at three years old and lived in the iron lung to breathe. The iron lung worked by forcing her lungs to expand and contract. It is 7 feet long and weighs 750 pounds. When the power failed, Dianne Odell's family rush... more
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